Stevens never sent Scalia to the spanking machine

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens showed his sense of humor – and patience – during an interview last night with Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert.

After Colbert expressed disappointment with his team for not securing an active Supreme Court justice to interview, he chided Stevens for failing to take his lifetime appointment literally. “I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, but you sound like a quitter,” Colbert said.

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Despite Colbert’s best efforts, Stevens easily maintained the upper hand. That he looked like a patient adult entertaining a young child while he did it just goes to show that there’s a reason we choose some people to be Supreme Court Justices. It’s obvious that his retirement didn’t have anything to do with his age!